Abstract: Embodiments are directed to rod tip guides. A rod tip guide may comprise a ring body, a rod tube, a foot, and a leg. The rod tube may be mechanically coupled to the ring body and configured to receive a tip end portion of a rod. The foot may be configured to be mechanically coupled to a circumferential surface of the rod when the tip end portion of the rod is received in the rod tube. The leg may have a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion of the leg may be mechanically coupled to the ring body, the distal end portion of the leg may be mechanically coupled to the foot, and the leg may be configured to maintain a separation space between the rod tube and the foot when the tip end portion of the rod is received in the rod tube.